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Rob Gronkowski took to Instagram on Monday, May 7, to share a video of himself firing off a very powerful machine gun. The New England Patriots tight end captioned the video, “Taking some lessons on how to use my new home security.” He added, “perp #3 where ya at,” calling out the third person connected to a robbery that occurred at his home in Foxborough, Massachusetts, earlier this year.
Most fans got the joke and commented in kind.
“They can try to burglarize ur house again. we’ll see what happens,” wrote one social media user.
“When you return home from the Super Bowl to see your home has been broken into,” wrote another.
However, a short while later, Gronk deleted the video from his Instagram account.
While Gronkowski was in Minnesota for Super Bowl LII, his home was robbed. Upon arriving back in Foxborough following a tough loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Gronk realized that his home had been broken into and quickly dialed 911.
“This is Rob Gronkowski calling, and while I was gone my whole house got robbed, while on the Super Bowl trip. And I just got back,” he was heard telling a 911 dispatcher at the time.
According to NBC Boston, burglars stole “a watch, a bracelet, other jewelry, two 19th century silver dollars and his Social Security card and birth certificate” from a bedroom inside the home. Gronkowski’s bedroom was locked, according to court documents.
Police say that two of three men accused of breaking into Gronk’s home have been arrested, but a third suspect is still on the loose, hence Gronk’s message to “perp #3.”
According to CBS Boston, Eric Tyrrell and Anthony Almeida are facing charges in connection with the case. Tyrrell, 28, is a Foxborough resident. He “was wanted on two counts of receiving stolen property in the break-in back in February.” Tyrrell turned himself into police. Police also arrested Almeida, a 31-year-old from Randolph, Massachusetts.
The third suspect was previously identified as 26-year-old Shayne Denn. He is “wanted for a crime spree last week through Wilmington, Tewksbury and Andover. He’s accused of crashing into a business and a home and stealing two trucks within 24 hours,” according to CBS Boston.
“I don’t know if you ever been the victim of a break-in, but when you are robbed and there is an intrusion into your personal space, it’s unpleasant whether you are Rob Gronkowski or Bill Baker. For him it’s a double whammy coming off the loss,” Foxborough Police Chief William D. Baker told the Boston Globe.
“We’ve got an idea of what was stolen at this point. The burglars know what they took and we know what they took, and we are going to play that close to the vest while the investigation is going on,” Baker added.
Police have been hoping that Denn turns himself in soon.
“Our hope is that Mr. Denn, who’s been quite active, will get the same message that perhaps it’s in his best interest to come visit us too,” Baker said.
